Animal Portraits

Frankie on Edisto

"When our dogs gaze into our eyes with that “you are everything to me” look, our bodies — and theirs as well — are flooded with oxytocin, the hormone of love and nurture that cements the bond between people." —Melissa Healy, LA Times

Eli, Mayor of Cowper, upon delivery of his portrait.

Lolly

"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul." —Jean Cocteau

Alonso Fernando Piano

"You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings." --Jane Goodall

Ginger Ale

My brilliant and benevolent Ginger Ale, who graced my life for 18 years, and was loved by all who met him, especially me.

"Animals have a much better attitude to life and death than we do. They know when their time has come. We are the ones that suffer when they pass, but it's a healing kind of grief that enables us to deal with other griefs that are not so easy to grab hold of." —Emmylou Harris

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" —Dave Barry